President Joe Biden said he is “absolutely, positively” asking Israel to stop hitting U.N. peacekeepers. His remarks, in response to a reporter’s question on Friday, follow those by several world leaders and rights groups who have expressed concern since the U.

The Biden administration slapped fresh sanctions on Iran’s petroleum industry on Friday in retaliation for Tehran’s massive missile attack on Israel last week. The Treasury Department announced that the sanctions would target “the shadow fleet” of tankers and illicit operators that help transport the Iranian regime’s petroleum exports in violation of existing sanctions.